No. 23 Utah crushes No. 3 Oregon 38-7, Utes to Pac-12 title game
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah football crushed Oregon Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium, beating the Ducks 38-7.
No. 23 Utah routed No. 3 Oregon as Kyle Whittingham set a new record for most football coaching wins at Utah with 142, surpassing Ike Armstrong. Utah also qualified for the Pac-12 title game for the third time in four years. This is the first time Utah has beaten a Top 3 team at home.
The Utes took complete control of the game in the last two minutes of the first half. Oregon missed a field goal with 2:02 to play in the second quarter that would have made it 14-3.
The Utes quickly drove the length of the field and scored on Tavion Thomas' second touchdown run of the night to make it 21-0 with 27 seconds left in the first half.
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Utah kicked off, forced the Ducks into a fourth down situation, used a timeout to force a punt and then the stadium erupted as the Utes' Britain Covey returned it 78 yards for a touchdown to give Utah a 28-0 lead as the half ended.
University officials shared on social media that they made a new attendance record at the stadium, with 52,724 attendees.
Thomas also made a new school record with the most rushing touchdowns scored in a single season.
The Utes improve to 8-3 on the season and 7-1 in conference games while clinching first place in the south division and a berth in the Pac-12 title game.
They will play either Oregon or Oregon State in Las Vegas on Friday, Dec. 3. The winner of the Pac-12 Championship game will go to the Rose Bowl.
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Oregon: Hosts Oregon State on Saturday.
Utah: Hosts Colorado on Friday.
